{"id":11732,"date":"2026-09-20T12:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T06:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11732"},"modified":"2026-09-21T18:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:52:07","slug":"ins-trishul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-trishul\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Trishul"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Trishul Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Indian Navy\u2019s INS Trishul made a port call at Alexandria, Egypt.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Trishul<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a front-line <\/span><b>Talwar-class guided missile frigate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Indian Navy,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It joined the arsenal of the <\/span><b>Indian Navy in 2003.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped for multi-dimensional maritime operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of\u00a0 INS Trishul<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a 125-metre-long vessel fitted with state of the art equipment and also incorporates stealth features.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a carrying capacity of <\/span><b>3,700-tonne.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Speed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a top speed in <\/span><b>excess of 30 knots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and an endurance of 30 days at sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Armaments<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trishul became the second Indian warship to incorporate an <\/span><b>eight cell KBSM 3S-14NE Vertical Launcher.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the first to upload the <\/span><b>new Indian\/Russian designed missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the supersonic <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmos\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BrahMos<\/strong><\/a> PJ-10 AShCM (anti-sub\/ship\/surface cruise missile).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the Talwar class of frigates?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These have been <\/span><b>built in Russia under an Indo-Russian joint production<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These missile frigates are modified <\/span><b>Krivak III class frigates from Russia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a displacement capacity of 4,000 tons and a speed of 30 knots and is capable of accomplishing a wide variety of naval missions, <\/span><b>primarily, finding and eliminating enemy submarines and large surface ships.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2312509&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Trishul is a Talwar-class guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy, featuring stealth capabilities, 3,700-tonne capacity and speeds over 30 knots. 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